noise in front driver side

jeepers · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:32 am

i have to park in a parking garage where i work and there are stress joint that sort of make speed bumps. just this morning wile i was going up the parking garage i normally go over these bump at a angle. well this morning i went at one straight with both wheels. when i did this i herd a noise coming from the front driver side

. it sounded like a squeaking grinding noise :shock:

. i believe it was part of the suspension

.i am wondering if its a rubber bushing thats gone bad or something along those lines. has anyone herd this before and if so what was the issue? oh it doesn't make the sound when i would go over them at a angle.

pepper · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:34 pm

man, get that sucker checked out. i had the same problem except it was on the other side. my ball joint fell out while i was turning into the driveway. glad it didn't happen on the open road!!

Skyjump136 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:50 pm **Posts:** 1633

It's more likely that you just need to lube the swaybar bushings and links. That is a very common sound. Just dry bushings. Happens to everybody eventually. If that doesn't take care of it then start looking at other possibilities. That's the first place I'd check though.

jeepers · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:23 pm

well i am not sure what was going on i looked at all the bushing and the ball joints,and everything seamed ok. the ball joints seamed to be tight. after work that day i went to the next floor and drove over one of the biggest bumps and no noise at all. i have not herd it since then ether. i think that it was just a bushing. if it happens again i will be sure to take it to a shop. i don't know it the ball joints have ever been changed. dose anyone know if there were any recalls on the 02 model?
thanks

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:31 pm

Was it cold outside? My KJ creaks and squeaks when it is cold, for about 15min or so before it "warms up". It is like the bushings and suspension parts need to be warmed up by the friction of moving until then they make noise.

jeepers · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:35 pm

yes it was quite cold that morning. low 40's maybe colder, that night we had some frost. i am sure that was it. that was the first time i have driven it when it was that cold. it hasnt been that cold sence then ether.
thanks agin

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:43 pm

There was a lower control arm recall on the 02's. You can check if yours was done by looking for an added heat shield between the discs and joint, or you can just type in your VIN at jeep.com. I've seen a lot of recommendations to lube your sway bar bushings-if you do-use silicon and not a petroleum based oil. (Then again sway bar bushings run about $10 if you do rot them out from oiling them.)

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